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How to join a Valheim Server
Join your Valheim server with the address shown as Connection Info in the control panel. Valheim...
Changing the name of your Valheim Server
The Valheim server name is stored in the server settings file. Change it from the server.bat...
Changing the password of your Valheim Server
Use the server.bat Config Editor to set or change the Valheim join password. Valheim passwords...
Changing the world that your Valheim Server loads
The Valheim World field tells the server which world save to load. The value must match the world...
How to upload a world to your Valheim Server
Upload a Valheim world when you want your server to run a world from your own PC or another...
How to update a Valheim Server to the latest version
Use Steam Update when Valheim releases a server update, when players get a version mismatch, or...
How to make yourself admin on a Valheim Server
Valheim server admins are listed in adminlist.txt. Add your SteamID64 to that file, save it, then...
Using admin commands on your Valheim Server
Use this guide to run Valheim dedicated-server admin commands from the in-game console. You must...
How to enable crossplay on your Valheim server
Valheim crossplay is controlled from the server.bat settings. Enable it when players from...
How to add mods to your Valheim server
Most manual Valheim mods use BepInEx. On this Valheim service, Mod Manager does not show a...
How to install Valheim Plus on your Valheim Server
Valheim Plus is installed from the control panel Mod Manager when it is available for the server...
How to update Valheim Plus on your Valheim Server
Update Valheim Plus after Valheim updates, when the mod author releases a new build, or when...
How to backup your Valheim server
Create a Valheim backup before updates, mod installs, configuration changes, world changes, world...
How to restore a backup on your Valheim server
Restore a Valheim backup when you need to roll the server back after an unwanted world change,...
How to whitelist players on your Valheim server
Valheim can restrict access with permittedlist.txt. Add approved SteamID64 values to that file,...
How to ban or unban players on your Valheim server
Valheim stores manual ban entries in bannedlist.txt, and server admins can also ban or unban...
